The NBMG Sample Site 1445 is a gold mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,850 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,850 Feet (2,088 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.935, -114.60583
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NBMG Sample Site 1445 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: NBMG Sample Site 1445
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Highland District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Kerr-Mc Gee Corp.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Mendha Over Thrust
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 1445 CONTAINS 10% FE, 1000 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 500 PPM BA, 100 PPM CR, 200 PPM CU, 100 PPM NI 150 PPM PB, 300 PPM SR, 500 PPM ZN, 500 PPM ZR.
Materials
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): CHIPS OF SHALE, SILTSTONE AND LIMESTONE CONTAIN FINE TO MEDIUM CRYSTALLINE UNOXIDIZED AND PARTIALLY OXIDIZED PYRITE DISTRIBUTED SPARINGLY THROUGH OUT
Comment (Workings): DRILL HOLE(S)
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Commodity): SAMPLE 1445 OF DRILL CHIPS AT SITE
Comment (Development): VERY RECENT (MID-1983) DRILL SITE ON E SIDE OF RANGE-FRONT ROAD. KERR MCGEE IS CONTINUING ACTIVE EXPLORATORY DRILLING IN THIS AREA
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, J., 1983, SAMPLE LOCATION 1445, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT ON 8-27-83
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
